The top photo shows Rose with five of her children, then, the Kennedy Clan, and, photos of my aunt June and Bonnie. Their mother made hats for a living. She raised six children by herself. My mother, Rosemary on the right, and her sisters.

The Election of John Kennedy as the first Catholic President of the United States, was a mind-altering experience for the Presco-Rosamond family, for we were Catholics on my mother’s side, she given the name Rosemary Rosamond, when Mary Magdalene Rosamond, gave birth to her third daughter, of four. June, Bonnie, Rosemary, and Lillian we beautiful Irish lasses. Our mother pointed out the name of Jack’s mother who was named Rose. Rose had a daughter, Rose Marie Kennedy.

Rosemary insisted we go see JFK as he rode thru downtown Oakland, a stop on the campaign trail. There was a halo around his head. When he became President…